Description:
Toronto, the Belfast of Canada explores the intolerant origins of today's cosmopolitan city.
Brief description: William J. Smyth is the president emeritus of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth and a past president of the Geographical Society of Ireland and the Association of Canadian Studies in Ireland.
Review Quotes:
"Toronto, the Belfast of Canada is grounded in a rich analysis of documentary, statistical, journalistic, and institutional sources. It provides a great deal of insight into the realpolitic of Toronto and the complex ethnic underpinnings of an evolving cultural identity."
--Brian Osborne, Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, Queen's University